Tag: security
Mixed Messages on Privacy and Security at MWC
Vittorio Colao, Vodafone Group CEO, has been praised for talking about security and privacy during his speech at Mobile World Congress. But did he say enough? And was it undermined by what DT CEO Timotheus Hottges said afterwards?
SOCs, ROCs & NOCs: Unforeseen challenges as security and assurance converge
Does your telco have a SOC? That was the most fundamental question raised during the pre-conference training workshop at the WeDo WWUG14 user...
TrendLabs Security Report: Sharp rise in mobile malware since 2012
The annual TrendLabs Security Report, published by Trend Micro, is well worth a read. Here are some interesting insights from their new report:Trend's...
Secure Email Providers Close In Response to US Surveillance
Edward Snowden's recent revelations about US government surveillance have prompted a lot of speculation about the wider impact on the US communications industry. ...
Rethinking the Risk of USB Sticks
In an excellent interview for Black Swan, Mark Johnson convincingly argued that cybersecurity and business assurance are converging. Towards the end of the...
Map of the Internet’s ‘Bad Neighbourhoods’
What are the 'bad neighbourhoods' of the internet? They are the networks where malicious sources of malware and spam are most often found....
Anonymous Target Criminalization of TOS Violations
Given the track record of Anonymous, the faceless group of hacker vigilantes, it would be easy to dismiss their latest attack on the US...
Underestimating the Internet of Things
The 'internet of things' is what we get when we let machines talk to each other. Hoorah! Yippee! Our industry becomes ecstatic at the...
Million-User Android Botnet Found in China
Xinhua has reported the discovery of a trojan that has infected over one million Android smartphones in China. For an English translation of the...
UK Govt Official Recommends Fake Names on the Internet
A few weeks ago, I wrote how privacy activists encourage internet users to provide fake data instead of their personal details. Such a...
Report Claims Huge Rise in Mobile Fraud Malware
Lookout Mobile Security has issued their 2012 report into the threats they are encountering, and it makes for both uncomfortable and compelling reading. ...
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